New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

fo OF the progressive est bears Its swelling strain
a waillng monody In q minor" This s not the
statement OF abstruse fact In social ethics, buf
merely the ambitious Western way Of saying that there
Is Trapist monastery In Iowa.
Thomas Longley. an lnkeeper Of Dover, England.
Is SAID DO tho heaviest man In the world, being
500 pounds In weight. lie ls little over six feet In
height and measures eighty inches around the waist.
tie Ia unable to walk much and does not trust him.
self In carriage for fear OF breaking tho springs.
Ito is very temperate In eating and drinking.
Ignatus Donnely has not yet discovered the cipher
running through the Declaration Of independence;
CeOrg Washington Il ittsburg Chronicle.
Says Colonel william r. Morrison in 'Tho St
Louis Clube Democrat: The assertion that have no
use for newspaper men, is unfounded ~ fact see
no difference between newspaper nen and other mon
when the former mind their own business and leave
me alone What dislike Is for reporter to como up
to me and say "HeI .. Morrison, Oil boy Hows
yonr heaIthi And them after I've told him how
feel for bin go of and write a column interview
with mo ON tho tariff. and make me say all sorts OF
gol- darnrd nonsense. I'm public man. and I've
got be careful, that's all. And yet they say I'm
stuck up and put frillS' Now, I'd Ike TO know
what 'pu tin on fills' Is"
Not an editor has been manged by railroad
smlSh-up this year Trains may 60 through weak
bridges, iutC open switches and over embankmentS.
but ~ long rs he Interstate Commerce law remains
inta tho edi ois vii a,o -(OshkUsh Times.
Kan a. City has lett off naggng st. Louis and il
trying to snake Cbisgo squeal." Thus Westward
tho OF empire boous Its way.
New. p pcrs as Educ oIs.-Reform Teacher-Oh, we
u-ns the newspapers for everything, even for
Omaha Man-It must be rather difficult always to
find the right word In a connection which wli make
It's meaning clear. .
al manage that by going tho papers IN the
even ny and uitng Out paragraphs which viii DO
Tho only trouble I've had lately was with the word
q. gnty.' Newspaper. arr so concise that could
NOT hnd a sentence which would illustrate it.
clipped out the tariff plank In the Pennsy lvania
Domoci aIc pla form aud read that to the children
Omaha World
"The Collector" publication devoted to autographs
and autograph collectors. Offers 70 sell one Of Jefferson
Davs's autographs for ~ while II quotes BENEDICT
Arnolds autograph at $40. This submit Is ono
of the worst blows that Mr. Davis has ever received
dis that a valuable ring you've got on, Gus =
asked John-st salesman.
GnS-i,yo hung II up for 49,
Gus Yes. seventy five times. Dollar each time
-(Jcwelry News.
You bet exclalms the Western land boomer as
no points the site Of future great city to tender
foot you bet v-e've got beautiful city here Land
going up, too. hghern mad cats back. "hero
you SEQ that big stump therel be the postofico
that bunch Of sage brush II whore the opera houso
to them prairie dogs there has got ~ vacate
for Board trade site. Wen put tho court house
right where them buzzsrls Is wrangiing over car
IS beyond the big anf-hli. Booming Say, stranger
n you want invest Ia city lots that's bound to 60
hghern a Mugwumps idea OF himself. now's your
time and hero's your spot but II you Just want
quiet, lonesome place to settle down and rust In.
you'd better 60 further"
"Tho Hebrew standard OF this city is now six
years OF age and shows itself to be strong. virlle
paper aud q worthy rival to tho othor vigorous
Hebrew papers published In this city.
To know whether newspaper is or Is not hostile
TO The Admin tIat'on. Just notice wheher It calls
Grover. country homestead Red Top Or Oak View
-(jhghamon Repnblican
Tho Thislle's solo secret Is enamel. How easily
brokenl
Some say that Governor Hill is fair to see. Others
put 1t. far at sea-
Randall and Scott have met. have shaken hands
and torn themselves asunder. MI Randall 3 fsvonte
expression now Is, "Great sc0ttl"
Me print day an a curste picture OF mule 81
years Cd. wi Confederate military history our
Pc dent calls the animal the only Confederate
vi, Confederate of Missouri who has not sought
office ON IN Democratic party. ahongh by nature
AMI oStry he belongs to that organization without
reference to his position in tho late war-s,I LOUIS
ClVbsDemocl at.
Tho severe dog law In Bavaria has been the means
Of virtually stamping out hydVphoba In that country
During there have been only throo
deaths nom hydluphobia out OF population OF six
miiuons Every dog ia the country Is bound. upon
pain of Instant death, to bear upon his col az metal
tally. upon which u Inscribed his number upon tho
register ot his district no color and shape of this
tally, which really the dogs passport, are changed
every year, and the poIico thus able 10 al
glance II u dog is ain order" Once month \ dogs
have to DO examined by veterinary surgeon and II
they not IN god health they detained In .
dogs hospital until they recover II animal
changes hands tho transfer must DO at onoe notified
to the police, and any breach Of the rogustonseven
decay Of few days in tho pa, nlent Of tho tax-is
visited by hovvy tine.
Tho East-bound railroads could not have selected
better time Tor their rate war than tho present
II the hosui.ties which begin to-day In earnest can
only be kept active tor weeks the trave. 10 aud
nom st Louis In that period will probably sur ass
anything In tho history VI railrosding.-lSt Louis
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